Alumni activities

University Alumni invited to tailgate event at UD-Navy game

10:29 a.m., Aug. 23, 2013--Blue Hen football is a rite of fall and University of Delaware alumni are invited to register now for a tailgate event to be held prior to the Navy game on Saturday, Sept. 14, in Annapolis, Md.

The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. with game time at 3:30 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Saturday, Aug. 31, 1 p.m.: Baseball series: Chicago. Alumni in the Chicago area are invited to Wrigley Field, where the Cubs will host the Philadelphia Phillies. There will be a buffet lunch at Rockit Burger Bar in Wrigleyville.

Saturday, Sept. 7, noon: Youth Cheer Day. UD Athletics Youth Cheer Day will be held, and is open to girls ages 12 and younger. The event is open to young Blue Hens of any cheer skill level.

Sunday, Sept. 8, 1 p.m.: Baseball series: Lancaster, Pa. Alumni are invited to watch the Lancaster Barnstormers in a game at Clipper Magazine Stadium on North Prince Street. There will be a pregame buffet.

Wednesday, Sept. 11, 5:30 p.m.: Art History Graduate Student Lecture Series. Lauren Peterson, associate professor of art history at UD, will inaugurate the 2013-14 Department of Art History Graduate Student Lecture Series with a presentation titled “Slaves in the Streets of Pompeii: Through the Thicks and Thins of Urban Movement.”

Saturday, Sept. 14, 12:30 p.m.: UD vs. Navy Football Tailgate. Enjoy a tailgate with fellow Blue Hens in Annapolis before the UD football team takes on the Navy for the last time.

Saturday, Sept. 21, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. or 1-5 p.m.: UD Day of Service. Alumni are invited to participate in the UD Day of Service by volunteering at the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society Fall Garden Festival, to be held at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on South Broad Street.